Agiropoulos Charalampos
18 November 2024 2024-11-18 15:24
Agiropoulos Charalampos
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics
Teaching Field
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Dr. Charalampos L. Agiropoulos is Assistant Professor of Economic Analysis in the Department of Economics at the University of Piraeus. Dr. Agiropoulos joined the Department in 2024, bringing extensive expertise in quantitative methods and econometrics.
Before joining, Dr. Agiropoulos held several research positions, including a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of International & European Studies at the University of Piraeus, where he investigated the impact of the shadow economy on competitiveness within the EU. He has also served as a Senior Researcher at the Gnosis Research Center, Illinois Institute of Technology, specializing in computational finance and econometrics.
Prior to his current appointment, he worked as an external Research Scientist at the National Institute of Labor & Human Resources and the Greek Atomic Energy Commission, focusing on labor economics and environmental economics, respectively.
In addition to his academic career, Dr. Agiropoulos has held several prominent business positions, most notably serving as the CEO and co-founder of TMEDE Microfinance Solutions, the first licensed microlending institution in Greece. In this role, he drove strategic initiatives to enhance financial inclusion and sustainable economic development. He has also been the Chief Risk & Investment Officer for the Engineers and Public Works Contractors Fund (TMEDE), where he integrated advanced risk management frameworks and led investment strategies across commercial and public sectors. His industry experience provides him with a unique perspective that enriches both his teaching and research.
Dr. Agiropoulos holds a Ph.D. in Economics/Econometrics (2018) and an M.Sc. in Applied Statistics (2007) from the University of Piraeus, as well as a B.Sc. in Mathematics (2002) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
His research areas of interest include applied econometrics, computational finance, labor economics, and environmental economics. His current research agenda focuses on: (1) analyzing the influence of the shadow economy on regional competitiveness within the EU, and (2) applying machine learning techniques to financial time-series analysis.
Dr. Agiropoulos has published extensively in academic journals, including International Journal of Finance and Economics, Applied Economics Letters and International Advances in Economic Research, and his work has been presented at numerous international conferences.
Teaching
Asst Prof. Agiropoulos is committed to delivering a dynamic and practical learning experience across a range of subjects. His teaching portfolio includes:
- Statistics I: Introduction to statistical theory and its applications, covering descriptive statistics and probability theory.
- Statistics II: Advanced statistics and its applications, covering probability distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, and regression analysis.
- Business Analytics: A course focused on data analysis, visualization, and decision-making techniques using Tableau in modern business environments.
- International Business and Investments: Examines the fundamentals of international trade, investment strategies, and the economic factors influencing global markets.
Research
- Agiropoulos C. (2024). A Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of European Promotion Banks on the Competition of EU Countries Through Linear Conventional and Machine Learning Methods. SPOUDAI – Journal Of Economics And Business, (January 2024).
- Siopi, E., Poufinas, T., Chen, J. M., & Agiropoulos, C. (2023). Can Regulation Affect the Solvency of Insurers? New Evidence from European Insurers. International Advances in Economic Research, 29 (15-30).
- Poufinas, T., Laskareli, A. and Agiropoulos, C. (2023) Decreasing Corruption and Increasing Competitiveness through E-Government. Theoretical Economics Letters, 13 (310-331). doi: 10.4236/tel.2023.132020
- Chen, J. M., & Agiropoulos, C. (2023). Hints of Earlier and Other Creation: Unsupervised Machine Learning in Financial Time-Series Analysis. Proc. 2023, 39, 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023039042
- Chen J., Poufinas T., Agiropoulos C. & Galanos G. (2021). Principles of Political Economy and the Taxation of Nations: Econometric and Machine-Learning Evaluation of Tariffs. (February 23, 2021). 2020 Michigan State Law Review 1361, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3791744.
- Poufinas T., Galanos G., & Agiropoulos C. (2021). The Impact of Competitiveness on the Shadow Economy. International Advances in Economic Research, 27 (29–46). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11294-021-09820-9
- Agiropoulos C., Galanos G., & Poufinas T. (2021). Entrepreneurship, income inequality and public spending. A panel data spatial analysis into regional determinants of growing firms in Greece. International Advances in Economic Research, 27(3), 197-218.
- Agiakloglou, C., & Agiropoulos, C. (2021). Dealing with serially correlated errors in the context of spurious regression for two stationary independent AR(1) processes. Applied Economics Letters, 29(7), 619-625. DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2021.1881427
- Galanos G., Papadimitriou P., Poufinas T., Agiropoulos C. (2021). Investigating if the Financial Markets Performance affects the Shadow Economy. Additional Evidence from EU Countries, International Journal of Financial Research, 12(5).
- Galanos G., Poufinas T., Agiropoulos C. (2021). Investigating the Relationship between Country Competitiveness and Financial Market Development in Times of Crisis, Research in World Economy, 12(4).
- Agiropoulos C., Polemis M., Siopsis M., & Karkalakos S. (2019). Revisiting the finance-growth nexus: A socioeconomic approach. International Journal of Finance and Economics, 27(3), 2762-2783 https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2297
- Makridakis, T., Agiropoulos, C., Karkalakos, S. (2018). Growth, Electric Power Consumption Externalities and Patterns of Localization of Emissions. Journal of Economics, Management and Trade, 21(12), 1-15
- Agiakloglou, C., & Agiropoulos, C. (2014). The balance between size and power in testing for linear association for two stationary AR(1) processes. Applied Economics Letters, 23(4), 230-234.
- Agiakloglou, C., & Agiropoulos, C. (2013). The sensitivity of Value-at-Risk estimates using Monte Carlo approach. SPOUDAI – Journal Of Economics And Business, 61(1-2), 7-12
Books
Book chapters:
- Vafopoulos, M., Agiropoulos, C., Gourgioti, A., & Klonaras, M. (2023). Connected Corporate Networks I: Definitions, Metrics and Empirical Results from the Greek Telecommunications Sector. In Interconnections in the Greek Economy: Between Macro-and Microeconomics (pp. 151-169). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Agiropoulos, C., Vafopoulos, M., Gourgioti, A., & Galanos, G. (2023). Connected Corporate Networks II: A Novel Approach to the Competition Measure. In Interconnections in the Greek Economy: Between Macro-and Microeconomics (pp. 171-198). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
- Galanos G., Poufinas T. & Agiropoulos C. (2021). Tariffs and Debt. In T. Poufinas, Debt in Times of Crisis (Chapter 3). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Chen J., Poufinas T., Agiropoulos C. & Galanos G. (2021). The impact of demographics on the level of tariffs. In T. Poufinas, Debt in Times of Crisis (Chapter 4). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Chen J., Poufinas T., Agiropoulos C. & Galanos G. (2021). Demographics as determinants of social security. In T. Poufinas, Debt in Times of Crisis (Chapter 5). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Poufinas T., Galanos G. & Agiropoulos C. (2021). Sovereign Debt and Social Security. In T. Poufinas, Debt in Times of Crisis (Chapter 6). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Agiropoulos C., Galanos G. & Poufinas T. (2021). Debt versus Non-Performing Loans: An investigation on the causality direction within the countries of Eurozone. In T. Poufinas, Debt in Times of Crisis (Chapter 7). London: Palgrave Macmillan.
Office Hours
Dr. Agiropoulos is available for consultations during office hours:
- Wednesday: 12:00 – 14:00
- Friday: 12:00 – 14:00
